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The 2018-19 Season marks Jo Anne Wasserman’s 26th year as Artistic Director and Conductor of SBCS. While you can read her full bio here, we’d thought we’d share a few things about her that you might not be aware of. She’s a California native, born, raised, and educated in the greater Los Angeles area, where Read More »

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The boffo bash, co-chaired by Marylove Thralls and Mary Dan Eades, revisited the post-war era with the Broadway musical and the Big Band sound. Jo Anne Wasserman, who is celebrating her 25th anniversary directing the choir, with David Potter on piano and Bob Lally narrating, conduct- ed the concert featuring classic songs from Rodgers Read More »

Notes Worthy April 12, 2018 It was an event of high note when the Santa Barbara Choral Society celebrated its 70th anniversary and the 25th anniversary of its director, Jo Anne Wasserman, with two well-attended concerts at the First Presbyterian Church, which included alumnae from past decades. Highlight of the performances was German composer Franz Read More »

Jo Anne Wasserman, Conductor

The 2018-19 Season marks Jo Anne Wasserman’s 26th year as Artistic Director and Conductor of SBCS. While you can read her full bio here, we’d thought we’d share a few things about her that you might not be aware of. She’s a California native, born, raised, and educated in the greater Los Angeles area, where she still lives with husband, Gary, and much loved dog, Ella. Her blood runs Dodger blue! She has two talented adult children, Alex Wasserman, a concert pianist, now based in Atlanta, GA (and married to Atlanta Symphony violist, Jessica Oudin and the proud papa of the conductor’s first grandchild, Bradley Wasserman) and Lauren Wasserman, who (like her mother) is a tae kwon do black belt. Who knew?